Parshat Ki Teitzei

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Seventy-four commandments covering family law, honest business practices, treatment of workers, and remembering Amalek. Deuteronomy 21:10-25:19.

Adam and the First Humans of Eden

Midrash Aggadah Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer 11:7

Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer, a fascinating early medieval text filled with stories and interpretations, gives us a glimpse into just that. It breaks down the day of Adam's creation into...

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King Messiah and the Torah

Midrash Aggadah Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer 11:20

Jewish tradition has a lot to say about that, and some of the most intriguing glimpses into the future come from a text called Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer. This isn't your typical bibli...

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Suffering of Job and Thou

Midrash Aggadah Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer 15:5

to a fascinating, slightly unsettling, passage from Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer, a captivating work of Jewish literature that retells and expands upon biblical narratives. Here, we enco...

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Rebecca's Transgression of Isaac

Midrash Aggadah Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer 16:12

Today, let's delve into a passage from Chapter 16, focusing on the story of Isaac and Rebecca. The story picks up with Abraham's servant, often identified as Eliezer, returning fro...

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Moses and the Torah of Omnipresent

Midrash Aggadah Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer 17:1

Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer, for those unfamiliar, is a fascinating early medieval text, a midrash, that weaves together biblical narrative, legend, and ethical teachings. It's a treasu...

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Stories of the Rabbis

Midrash Aggadah Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer 19:15

Jewish tradition has a powerful message for you – a message of enduring strength and the beauty of a life lived fully, even in old age. We often celebrate youth, vitality, and the ...

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Cain in Battle and Abel

Midrash Aggadah Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer 21:1

Sometimes, what seems straightforward holds a deeper, more symbolic truth. Take, for instance, the story of Cain and Abel and that deceptively simple line from Genesis 3:3: "But of...

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Rabbi Eliezer Teaches

Midrash Aggadah Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer 23:2

We often picture it as a simple boat with a few sheep, cows, and chickens. But the ancient text Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer, a fascinating work of Jewish literature, paints a much more ...

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Edom's Legacy

Midrash Aggadah Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer 28:9

We all know the big moments in his life – the covenant, the almost-sacrifice of Isaac. But sometimes the quiet moments, the unspoken fears, reveal the deepest longings of the heart...

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